It’s well worth traveling eight miles south of Portland to Crescent Beach State Park in Cape Elizabeth.
From Willard Beach on South Portland’s Simonton Cove, enjoy a classic Maine vista of a lighthouse.
Come to East End Beach for a bit of sand and the bonus of one of Portland’s most popular walking trails.
Seven miles of white sand, a 500-foot pier, and an amusement park draw beach lovers and families to Old Orchard Beach, named for its town.
Get your feet wet at Scarborough Beach State Park, one of the Portland area’s many fine beaches.
Popham Beach, about 50 miles northeast of Portland, is the jewel of Popham Beach State Park.
At low tide, Ship Cove, a beach in Fort Williams Park, Cape Elizabeth, appears.
One of the best Portland beaches to visit, Pine Point Beach, in Scarborough, sparkles with four miles of soft sands on Saco Bay.
Come to Higgins Beach, in Scarborough, for relatively calm surf for swimming and splashing.